Price, Utah
| Price, Utah | |
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Price, Utah
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 Location in Carbon County and the state of Utah |
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 Location of Utah in the United States |
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| Coordinates: 39°36′0″N 110°48′24″W / 39.60000°N 110.80667°WCoordinates: 39°36′0″N 110°48′24″W / 39.60000°N 110.80667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Carbon |
| Settled | 1879 |
| Founded by | Caleb Baldwin Rhoades |
| Named for | Bishop William Price |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.1 sq mi (13.1 km2) |
| • Land | 5.1 sq mi (13.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,627 ft (1,715 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 8,715 |
| • Density | 1,720/sq mi (664.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 84501 |
| Area code(s) | 435 |
| FIPS code | 49-62030 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2411491 |
| Website | www |
Price is a city in Carbon County, Utah, United States. The city is home to Utah State University Eastern, as well as the USU Eastern Prehistoric Museum. Price is located within short distances of both Nine Mile Canyon and the Manti-La Sal National Forest. Price is noted as a mining town, as well as for its history as a religious and ethnically diverse community, very atypical for Utah. Greek, Italian, eastern European, Mexican, Japanese and many other ethnic groups made up the population of the city and surrounding towns and communities. There has historically been a wide range of religions present in these areas, including Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Protestant and Mormon.
The population was 8,715 at the 2010 census. Price is the county seat of, and largest city in, Carbon County.
Price is located in west-central Carbon County at the northwestern edge of the Colorado Plateau. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.1 square miles (13.1 km2), all land. The Price River, a tributary of the Green River, flows southeasterly through the city, and the San Rafael Swell is to the south.
The city is on U.S. Route 6 and U.S. Route 191. US 6 leads 67 miles (108 km) northwest to Spanish Fork on the Interstate 15 corridor, while US 191 leads northeast 54 miles (87 km) to Duchesne. The two highways together run southeast 64 miles (103 km) to the city of Green River and Interstate 70. Utah State Route 10 leads southwest from Price 21 miles (34 km) to Huntington.
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